“The term social refers
to a relationship or interaction between two or more people, who by definition
respond to each other and influence each other’s behavior.”
Try to remember one of your first days of school in
elementary school. Were you excited or scared? How do you think a child
now-a-days would react on their first day of school? Social development happens
in the earliest years in our brain growth. Our brain grows the fastest when we
are little. Children learn how to be disciplined and how they respond to
discipline. Their individual behavior is connected to socialization as a child.
- The family and parental influences
- Dimensions of parental behavior
- The effects of punishment and disciple
These three things are learned and developed
throughout childhood. I remember as a child wanting to go to school because of
the cute outfits my mom bought me (which meant I could wear them more). I was a
fashion diva when I was little!-Thanks to my mom. My mom spent a lot of time
with me because she was a stay at home mom. She taught me behaviors, manners,
and socializing. She’s the one who picked my friends for me (basically) because
of the “play groups” and at someone’s house or the “Mommy and Me” classes at
the YMCA. She set up the environment I grew up in and adapted to.
One of the boys I went to school with in third grade
was such a brat! Or at least that’s what it seemed like…He would always cry and
hang onto his mom as she left and then he would pick on girls or misbehave during
school. He clearly had an imbalance and his parents did not teach him how to
behave. The parents were not giving their son enough attention so he had to
DEMAND it at school.
There are many cases of socialization and there are
reasons to why they differ from others. Socialization of the child determines
how the parent relates to life.
I agree with Allie that a huge part of a child's development is what the child grew up learning. If he/she was able to do what ever they wanted then that behavior will continue throughout the rest of their life. It is the parents job to teach the child what to do and what not to do. Sometimes if both parents work then the child may lack this important part of life and won't be taught it until later on when it is a necessity. These days child want all material things and care way too much about what people think and do. Why can't we rewind 10 years and go back to how my generation was when we were younger where we did care what type of shoes we wore. If this continues from generation to generation I can't even imagine what my child is going to ask for. This is a horrible habit for a child to have and it must stop.
ReplyDeleteParents really need to be there for their children. I understand that parents need to work but that does not mean that they do not have the time to teach them between right or wrong. Parents need to stop focusing on bribing their kids with materialistic things in this materialistic society. They need to teach their kids manners and appropriate behavior. What is going to happen with these children when they are adults, let alone their childhood? Their childhood socialization from their parents is necessary for adulthood and who they are going to be.
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